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Concurrent Planning

Operations and Supply Chain Management

4 Monitor performance metrics: To ensure that their supply chain meets its targets, companies should track and monitor real-time performance metrics such as on-time delivery, inventory levels and production efficiency. 5 Continuously improve: Concurrent planning is an iterative process that requires continuous improvement.

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Procurement & Suppliers: Paying Attention to Terms & Conditions to Keep Supplier Relations Postitive

GlobalTranz

For example, in one Indiana case, Tyler Pipe Industries, Inc. The Battle of the Forms Continues in the Court Room. After several years of litigation and after both sides spent tens of thousands of dollars on attorneys’ fees, the Indiana Court of Appeals found that the parties did indeed have a contract. Buyer”) and Maxon Corp.

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Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014

Talking Logistics

Looking at the five principles, it’s clear that many of the actions transportation and logistics professionals are taking in the name of continuous improvement, cost reduction, and/or process efficiency — such as mode conversion and network redesign — often provide sustainability benefits too. Forecasting. Technology.